Journal of Clinical Microbiology: 48 (12)

December 2010; Volume 48,Issue 12

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Memorial—John A. Washington II, M.D.

Point-Counterpoint

Point-Counterpoint
Point-Counterpoint: What Is the Current Role of Algorithmic Approaches for Diagnosis ofClostridium difficile Infection?

Virology

Virology
Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus-Like Nucleotide Sequences in Canine and Feline Mammary Tumors
Wei-Li Hsu, Hsing-Yi Lin, Shyan-Song Chiou, Chao-Chin Chang, Szu-Pong Wang, Kuan-Hsun Lin, Songkhla Chulakasian, Min-Liang Wong, Shih-Chieh Chang
Virology
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Subgenotypes C2 and B2 Differ in Lamivudine- and Adefovir-Resistance-Associated Mutational Patterns in HBV-Infected Chinese Patients
Xiaodong Li, Lin Wang, Yanwei Zhong, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong, Zhihui Xu, Yan Liu, Qinghong Li, Shaojie Xin, Jingmin Zhao, Dongping Xu
Virology
TROCAI (Tropism Coreceptor Assay Information): a New Phenotypic Tropism Test and Its Correlation with Trofile Enhanced Sensitivity and Genotypic Approaches
Alejandro Gonzalez-Serna, Manuel Leal, Miguel Genebat, Maria Antonia Abad, Antonio Garcia-Perganeda, Sara Ferrando-Martinez, Ezequiel Ruiz-Mateos
Virology
Sensitive Assay for Quantification of Hepatitis B Virus Mutants by Use of a Minor Groove Binder Probe and Peptide Nucleic Acids
Shuhei Hige, Yoichi Yamamoto, Shigeru Yoshida, Tomoe Kobayashi, Hiromasa Horimoto, Keiko Yamamoto, Takuya Sho, Mitsuteru Natsuizaka, Mitsuru Nakanishi, Makoto Chuma, Masahiro Asaka
Virology
Concurrent Isolation of Chikungunya Virus and Dengue Virus from a Patient with Coinfection Resulting from a Trip to Singapore
Shu-Fen Chang, Chien-Ling Su, Pei-Yun Shu, Cheng-Fen Yang, Tsai-Ling Liao, Chia-Hsin Cheng, Huai-Chin Hu, Jyh-Hsiung Huang
Virology
Influence of Extraction Protocol on Physical Properties of Parvovirus B19 DNA
Bertfried Matz, Bernd Kupfer, Thomas R. Kreil, Anna Maria Eis-Hübinger
Virology
Feasibility Study of a Human Papillomavirus E6 Oncoprotein Test for Diagnosis of Cervical Precancer and Cancer
Johannes Schweizer, Peter S. Lu, Charles W. Mahoney, Marthe Berard-Bergery, Minh Ho, Valli Ramasamy, Jon E. Silver, Arnima Bisht, Yassine Labiad, Roger B. Peck, Jeanette Lim, Jose Jeronimo, Roslyn Howard, Patti E. Gravitt, Philip E. Castle

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Evaluation of Time to Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Broth Culture as a Determinant for End Points in Treatment Trials
Marc Weiner, Thomas J. Prihoda, William Burman, John L. Johnson, Stefan Goldberg, Nesri Padayatchi, Paula Duran, Melissa Engle, Grace Muzanye, Roy D. Mugerwa, A. Willem Sturm
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Mycobacterium neoaurum and Mycobacterium bacteremicum sp. nov. as Causes of Mycobacteremia
Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, Richard J. Wallace, Cathy A. Petti, Linda Bridge Mann, Maria McGlasson, Shingo Chihara, Geremy L. Smith, Patrick Painter, Daymon Hail, Rebecca Wilson, Keith E. Simmon
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Rifampin-Isoniazid Oligonucleotide Typing: an Alternative Format for Rapid Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Iván Hernández-Neuta, Andrés Varela, Anandi Martin, Andrea von Groll, Pontus Jureen, Beatriz López, Belén Imperiale, Ģirts Šķenders, Viviana Ritacco, Sven Hoffner, Nora Morcillo, Juan Carlos Palomino, Patricia Del Portillo
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Mixed Infection with Beijing and Non-Beijing Strains and Drug Resistance Pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Han-Yu Huang, Yau-Sheng Tsai, Jen-Jeh Lee, Man-Chin Chiang, Ying-Huei Chen, Chen-Yuan Chiang, Nien-Tsung Lin, Pei-Jane Tsai
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Rapid Identification of Mycobacterial Whole Cells in Solid and Liquid Culture Media by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
Aurélie Lotz, Agnès Ferroni, Jean-Luc Beretti, Brunhilde Dauphin, Etienne Carbonnelle, Hélène Guet-Revillet, Nicolas Veziris, Béate Heym, Vincent Jarlier, Jean-Louis Gaillard, Catherine Pierre-Audigier, Eric Frapy, Patrick Berche, Xavier Nassif, Emmanuelle Bille
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Molecular Detection of Mixed Infections of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains in Sputum Samples from Patients in Karonga District, Malawi
Kim Mallard, Ruth McNerney, Amelia C. Crampin, Rein Houben, Richard Ndlovu, Lumbani Munthali, Robin M. Warren, Neil French, Judith R. Glynn
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Phylogeny and Identification of Nocardia Species on the Basis of Multilocus Sequence Analysis
L. R. McTaggart, S. E. Richardson, M. Witkowska, S. X. Zhang
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Evaluation of Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive-Unit-Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis and Spoligotyping for Genotyping of Mycobacterium bovis Isolates and a Comparison with Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Typing
Joanne McLernon, Eamon Costello, Orla Flynn, Gillian Madigan, Fergus Ryan
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in HIV-Positive Patients by Microscopic Observation Drug Susceptibility Assay
Dang Thi Minh Ha, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan, Vo Sy Kiet, Marcel Wolbers, Hoang Thi Thanh Hang, Jeremy Day, Nguyen Quang Hien, Nguyen Anh Tien, Pham Thuy An, Truong Thi Anh, Do Thi Tuong Oanh, Chau Luong Hoa, Nguyen Thi Minh Chau, Nguyen Ngoc Hai, Ngo Thanh Binh, Le Hong Ngoc, Doan Thanh Phuong, Tran Van Quyet, Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen, Vo Thi Ha, Nguyen Thi Nho, Dai Viet Hoa, Phan Thi Hoang Anh, Nguyen Huy Dung, Jeremy Farrar, Maxine Caws
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Novel Multiplex PCR Using Dual-Priming Oligonucleotides for Detection and Discrimination of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex and M. bovis BCG
Hye Ryun Lee, So Yeon Kim, Ho Eun Chang, Sang Hoon Song, Hye Seung Lee, Kyoung Un Park, Junghan Song, Eui-Chong Kim

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Detection of a Novel Astrovirus in Brain Tissue of Mink Suffering from Shaking Mink Syndrome by Use of Viral Metagenomics
Anne-Lie Blomström, Frederik Widén, Anne-Sofie Hammer, Sándor Belák, Mikael Berg

Bacteriology

Bacteriology
Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Group B Streptococcal Isolates in Southern Brazil
Jussara K. Palmeiro, Libera M. Dalla-Costa, Sérgio E. L. Fracalanzza, Ana C. N. Botelho, Keite da Silva Nogueira, Mara C. Scheffer, Rosângela S. L. de Almeida Torres, Newton Sérgio de Carvalho, Laura Lúcia Cogo, Humberto M. F. Madeira
Bacteriology
Evaluation of Updated Interpretative Criteria for Categorizing Klebsiella pneumoniae with Reduced Carbapenem Susceptibility
Andrea Endimiani, Federico Perez, Saralee Bajaksouzian, Anne R. Windau, Caryn E. Good, Yuvraj Choudhary, Andrea M. Hujer, Christopher R. Bethel, Robert A. Bonomo, Michael R. Jacobs
Bacteriology
Fast Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds from Bacterial Cultures by Secondary Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry
Jiangjiang Zhu, Heather D. Bean, Yin-Ming Kuo, Jane E. Hill
Bacteriology
Molecular Probes for Diagnosis of Clinically Relevant Bacterial Infections in Blood Cultures
Wendy L. J. Hansen, Judith Beuving, Cathrien A. Bruggeman, Petra F. G. Wolffs
Bacteriology
Performance of Commercial Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Detection of Antibodies to Bordetella pertussis
M. Riffelmann, K. Thiel, J. Schmetz, C. H. Wirsing von Koenig
Bacteriology
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans as an Early Colonizer of Oral Tissues: Epithelium as a Reservoir?
Daniel H. Fine, Kenneth Markowitz, David Furgang, Kabilan Velliyagounder
Bacteriology
Temporal Characterization of Carrot Broth-Enhanced Real-Time PCR as an Alternative Means for Rapid Detection of Streptococcus agalactiae from Prenatal Anorectal and Vaginal Screenings
Erik Munson, Maureen Napierala, Kimber L. Munson, Anne Culver, Jeanne E. Hryciuk
Bacteriology
Innovation for Reducing Blood Culture Contamination: Initial Specimen Diversion Technique
Richard G. Patton, Timothy Schmitt
Bacteriology
Complete Nucleotide Sequence Analysis of Plasmids in Strains of Staphylococcus aureus Clone USA300 Reveals a High Level of Identity among Isolates with Closely Related Core Genome Sequences
Adam D. Kennedy, Stephen F. Porcella, Craig Martens, Adeline R. Whitney, Kevin R. Braughton, Liang Chen, Carly T. Craig, Fred C. Tenover, Barry N. Kreiswirth, James M. Musser, Frank R. DeLeo
Bacteriology
Evaluation of the Cepheid Xpert Clostridium difficile Epi Assay for Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection and Typing of the NAP1 Strain at a Cancer Hospital
N. Esther Babady, Jeffrey Stiles, Phyllis Ruggiero, Perminder Khosa, David Huang, Susan Shuptar, Mini Kamboj, Timothy E. Kiehn
Bacteriology
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Profiling of Nocardia Species and Other Aerobic Actinomycetes from South Africa: Comparative Evaluation of Broth Microdilution versus the Etest
Warren Lowman, Naseema Aithma
Bacteriology
Reliability of the BD GeneOhm Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Assay in Detecting MRSA Isolates with a Variety of Genotypes from the United States and Taiwan
Susan Boyle-Vavra, Robert S. Daum
Bacteriology
Reducing Blood Culture Contamination by a Simple Informational Intervention
A. Roth, A. E. Wiklund, A. S. Pålsson, E. Z. Melander, M. Wullt, J. Cronqvist, M. Walder, E. Sturegård
Bacteriology
Evaluation of the BD GeneOhm Assay Using the Rotor-Gene 6000 Platform for Rapid Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Pooled Screening Swabs
Melvyn Howard Smith, Julian Hodgson, Ian Joseph Eltringham
Bacteriology
Genetic Evolution of the Spanish Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica 4,5,12:i:- Monophasic Variant
Lorena Laorden, Silvia Herrera-León, Ilargi Martínez, Ainhoa Sanchez, Lefteris Kromidas, Joseba Bikandi, Aitor Rementeria, Aurora Echeita, Javier Garaizar
Bacteriology
Nested PCR-Linked Capillary Electrophoresis and Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphisms for Detection of Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Beijing, China
Changying Lin, Shaoli Li, Hongmei Sun, Hanqing Zhao, Yanling Feng, Ling Cao, Yi Yuan, Ting Zhang
Bacteriology
False-Negative PCR Result Due to Gene Polymorphism: the Example of Neisseria meningitidis
Katia Jaton, Béatrice Ninet, Jacques Bille, Gilbert Greub
Bacteriology
gyrB Multiplex PCR To Differentiate between Acinetobacter calcoaceticus and Acinetobacter Genomic Species 3
Paul G. Higgins, Marlene Lehmann, Hilmar Wisplinghoff, Harald Seifert
Bacteriology
Evaluation of Molecular Assays for Rapid Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar, Liesbet Van Heirstraeten, Andie Lee, José Cortinas Abrahantes, Christine Lammens, Evelyn Vanhommerig, Geert Molenberghs, Marc Aerts, Stephan Harbarth, Herman Goossens
and on behalf of the MOSAR WP2 Study Team
Bacteriology
Evaluation of a New Chromogenic Medium (StrepB Select) for Detection of Group B Streptococcus from Vaginal-Rectal Specimens
L. Louie, L. Kotowich, H. Meaney, M. Vearncombe, A. E. Simor
Bacteriology
Susceptibility Profiles, Molecular Epidemiology, and Detection of KPC-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from the New York City Vicinity
David Landman, Carl Urban, Martin Bäcker, Paul Kelly, Neha Shah, Elizabeth Babu, Simona Bratu, John Quale
Bacteriology
Novel Point-of-Care Test for Simultaneous Detection of Nontreponemal and Treponemal Antibodies in Patients with Syphilis
Arnold R. Castro, Javan Esfandiari, Shailendra Kumar, Matthew Ashton, Susan E. Kikkert, Mahin M. Park, Ronald C. Ballard
Bacteriology
The Liposome PCR Assay Is More Sensitive than the Vibrio cholerae Enterotoxin and Escherichia coli Heat-Labile Enterotoxin Reversed Passive Latex Agglutination Test at Detecting Cholera Toxin in Feces and Water
David L. Evers, Junkun He, Jeffrey T. Mason, Timothy J. O'Leary
Bacteriology
Clinical Features of Infections and Colonization by Acinetobacter Genospecies 3
José Molina, José Miguel Cisneros, Felipe Fernández-Cuenca, Jesús Rodríguez-Baño, Anna Ribera, Alejandro Beceiro, Luis Martínez-Martínez, Álvaro Pascual, Germán Bou, Jordi Vila, Jerónimo Pachón
and and the Spanish Group for Nosocomial Infection (GEIH)
Bacteriology
Evaluation of Spectra VRE, a New Chromogenic Agar Medium Designed To Screen for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium
Jess F. Peterson, Christopher D. Doern, George Kallstrom, Katherine M. Riebe, Tara Sander, William Michael Dunne, Nathan A. Ledeboer
Bacteriology
Improved Detection of Bartonella DNA in Mammalian Hosts and Arthropod Vectors by Real-Time PCR Using the NADH Dehydrogenase Gamma Subunit (nuoG)
James M. Colborn, Michael Y. Kosoy, Vladimir L. Motin, Maxim V. Telepnev, Gustavo Valbuena, Khin S. Myint, Yuri Fofanov, Catherine Putonti, Chen Feng, Leonard Peruski
Bacteriology
Vancomycin MIC for Methicillin-Resistant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus Isolates: Evaluation of the Broth Microdilution and Etest Methods
Rodrigo M. Paiva, Alice B. Mombach Pinheiro Machado, Alexandre P. Zavascki, Afonso L. Barth

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology
Isolation of a Novel Orientia Species (O. chuto sp. nov.) from a Patient Infected in Dubai
Leonard Izzard, Andrew Fuller, Stuart D. Blacksell, Daniel H. Paris, Allen L. Richards, Nuntipa Aukkanit, Chelsea Nguyen, Ju Jiang, Stan Fenwick, Nicholas P. J. Day, Stephen Graves, John Stenos
Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology
Contamination of Commercial PCR Master Mix with DNA from Coxiella burnetii
Jeroen J. H. C. Tilburg, Marrigje H. Nabuurs-Franssen, Erik J. van Hannen, Alphons M. Horrevorts, Willem J. G. Melchers, Corné H. W. Klaassen

Mycology

Mycology
Molecular Phylogeny and Proposal of Two New Species of the Emerging Pathogenic Fungus Saksenaea
E. Alvarez, D. Garcia-Hermoso, D. A. Sutton, J. F. Cano, A. M. Stchigel, D. Hoinard, A. W. Fothergill, M. G. Rinaldi, F. Dromer, J. Guarro
Mycology
Apophysomyces elegans: Epidemiology, Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Typing, and In Vitro Antifungal Susceptibility Pattern
A. Chakrabarti, M. R. Shivaprakash, I. Curfs-Breuker, A. Baghela, C. H. Klaassen, J. F. Meis

Epidemiology

Epidemiology
Incidence of and Risk Factors for Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Acquired Infection or Colonization in Intensive-Care-Unit Patients
Jann-Tay Wang, Chun-Hsing Liao, Chi-Tai Fang, Wei-Chu Chie, Mei-Shu Lai, Tsai-Ling Lauderdale, Shan-Chwen Chang
Epidemiology
Normalized Resistance Interpretation as a Tool for Establishing Epidemiological MIC Susceptibility Breakpoints
Göran Kronvall
Epidemiology
Molecular Characterization of Clinical Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in South Africa
A. Moodley, W. F. Oosthuysen, A. G. Dusé, E. Marais
and and the South African MRSA Surveillance Group
Epidemiology
Differential Circulation of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 6C Clones in Two Israeli Pediatric Populations
Nurith Porat, In Ho Park, Moon H. Nahm, Ron Dagan

Parasitology

Parasitology
Identification of a Novel T17 Genotype of Acanthamoeba from Environmental Isolates and T10 Genotype Causing Keratitis in Thailand
Warisa Nuprasert, Chaturong Putaporntip, Lalida Pariyakanok, Somchai Jongwutiwes
Parasitology
Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii Isolates with 15 Microsatellite Markers in a Single Multiplex PCR Assay
Daniel Ajzenberg, Frédéric Collinet, Aurélien Mercier, Philippe Vignoles, Marie-Laure Dardé

Case Reports

CASE REPORTS
First Report of Salmonella enterica Serotype Paratyphi A Azithromycin Resistance Leading to Treatment Failure
Aoife Molloy, Satheesh Nair, Fiona J. Cooke, John Wain, Mark Farrington, Paul J. Lehner, M. Estee Torok
CASE REPORTS
Nonhealing Wound Due to Rhodococcus equi in an Apparently Immunocompetent Patient, Revealing CD8⁺ T-Lymphocyte Deficiency
Eric Denes, Dominique Peignon-Orsoni, François-Xavier Terrade
CASE REPORTS
Helicobacter pylori Bacteremia with Sepsis Syndrome
Xiang Y. Han, Jeffrey J. Tarrand, Burton F. Dickey, Francisco J. Esteva
CASE REPORTS
Histoplasma capsulatum Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis with Negative Fungal Blood Cultures and Negative Histoplasma Antigen Assay in an Immunocompetent Patient
Sadao Jinno, Barbara M. Gripshover, Tracy L. Lemonovich, James M. Anderson, Michael R. Jacobs
CASE REPORTS
Meningitis Due to Providencia stuartii
Oguz Resat Sipahi, Selin Bardak-Ozcem, Erkin Ozgiray, Sohret Aydemir, Taskin Yurtseven, Tansu Yamazhan, Meltem Tasbakan, Sercan Ulusoy
CASE REPORTS
Pacemaker Lead Endocarditis Due to Multidrug-Resistant Corynebacterium striatum Detected with Sonication of the Device
Alessandra Oliva, Valeria Belvisi, Marco Iannetta, Carolina Andreoni, Maria T. Mascellino, Miriam Lichtner, Vincenzo Vullo, Claudio M. Mastroianni
CASE REPORTS
Bacteremia Caused by a Novel Helicobacter Species in a 28-Year-Old Man with X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia
Carolynne Schwarze-Zander, Sabine Becker, Jörg Wenzel, Jürgen K. Rockstroh, Ulrich Spengler, Atteyet F. Yassin
CASE REPORTS
Candida bracarensis Bloodstream Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient
Thomas A. Warren, Lisa McTaggart, Susan E. Richardson, Sean X. Zhang
CASE REPORTS
Intrafamilial Cluster of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Due to Mycobacterium bovis of the African 1 Clonal Complex
S. Godreuil, E. Jeziorski, A. L. Bañuls, T. Fraisse, P. Van de Perre, M. L. Boschiroli

Letters To The Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Comparison of GeneXpert FluA PCR to Direct Fluorescent Antibody and Respiratory Viral Panel PCR Assays for Detection of 2009 Novel H1N1 Influenza Virus
Steve Miller, Morvarid Moayeri, Carolyn Wright, Lina Castro, Mark Pandori
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Mycobacterium bovis BCG-Russia Clinical Isolate with Noncanonical Spoligotyping Profile
Igor Mokrousov, Anna Vyazovaya, Yulia Potapova, Boris Vishnevsky, Tatiana Otten, Olga Narvskaya
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Nonstructural Protein NS1: Giving a New Structure to Dengue Diagnosis
Mini P. Singh, Kapil Goyal, R. K. Ratho

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Virology

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Bacteriology

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

Mycology

Epidemiology

Parasitology

Case Reports

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